Type-writer stand.



G. E. GOULDINGQ TYPE WRITER STAND. APPLIcA TIoN FILED MAY 7, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11,1910.

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WITNESSES 7 ATTORNEYS G. E. GOULDING.

TYPE WRITER STAND. APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1909.

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CHARLES EDWIN GOULDING, F TAMPA, FLORIDA.

TYPE-WRITER STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Application filed May 7, 1909. Serial No. 494,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWIN GOULDING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Tampa, in the county of Hillsboro and State ofFlorida, have invented a certain new and useful Type-Writer Stand, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure l is a front elevation of a typewriter stand constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same;Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 4 is a top view of the lineindicating ruler employed in my invention; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailview of the raising mechanism for the copy holder; Fig. 6 is an enlargeddetail, partly in section, of the clamps for holding the copy upon thecopy table; and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the upper clamping devices.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are:to provide means whereby heavy and cumbersome records may be held inview of the typewriter operator while operating the typewriting machine;means whereby the pages may be secured or clamped in a flat positionupon the copy holder; means whereby the successive lines may beaccurately followed by the operator; and means whereby the heavy andcumbersome record may be shifted easily; and to simplify theconstruction and arrangement of the various instrumentalities employed.

With the above stated objects in view the detailed description of theconstruction shown in the accompanying drawings is as follows:

The stand primarily consists of two distinct parts, which may beenumerated as the table 7 upon which the typewriting machine is mountedwhen in operation, and the copy board 8 upon which the copy matter isheld.

The operative mechanisms in the present device are related to the copyholder and have for their particular purpose the raising and lowering ofthe copy holder and the maintaining of the copy matter rigidly and Inthe order as above mentioned I will proceed with the description of therigid structure.

The table 7 is mounted upon uprights 9, 9, which are rigidly secured inthe foot braces 10, 10, the connection with the foot braces beingstrengthened by means of a cross rail 11. The table 7 is supported onone side of the uprights 9 by means of braces 12, 12, which are set inan angular position between the uprights 9, 9, and battens 13 providedfor the said table 7. The uprights 14, 14, are secured to the footbraces 10, 10, and are held in upright position thereon and in rigidrelation to the table by means of cross braces 15. At the upper ends ofthe said uprights there is provided a cross piece 16, on which aremounted the pulleys l7 and 19. The pulleys 17 and 18 are provided tolead a cable 20 from its attachment on the back of the copy holder 8 toa counterweight 21, which is provided to balance the weight of the copyholder 8. The counterweight 21 may be increased to accommodate andbalance the added weight of the copy matter. The copy holder is formedwith guide bars 22, 22, of the board 8 to encompass the upright runnermembers 28, 23, which form slides whereon the copy holder 8 moves in itsvertical adjustment.

lVith the construction thus far described, it will be seen that the copyholder may be moved to any position facing the typewriter operator, andthat it will be held in such position by means of the counterweight 21.The various instrumentalities whereby the copy holder with its copymatter held thereon may be adjusted vertically, embody a cable 24 whichis rigidly secured to the frame 14 at 25 and passed over the pulleys 26,26 and 19, and then wound upon a drum 27 to which a ratchet wheel 28 issecured. The said drum is mounted upon a shaft 29 which is extendedforward from the rigid frame 14 to within easy reach of the hand of thetypewriter operator, and suitably mounted in a bearing bracket 30 andalso at this point is provided with a crank handle 31. The copy holder,and copy held there on, are raised by manipulating the handle 31.

By turning the crank handle 31, the drum 29 is caused to rotate to windupon itself secured to theback the cable 24, thereby lifting the copyholder S to expose the copy line by line. The copy holder is preventedfrom falling by the spring-actuated detents 32, 32, a plurality of whichare mounted upon a plate 33, as

shown more particularly in Fig. 5 of the l ed upon and brackets 4-3 withwhich the said drawings. The plate 33 is pivotally mounted at 34 betweencross frames 35 extended between the uprights 1%. These cross framesconsist of two pieces of board through which the shaft :29 passes and inwhich it has its bearing. This framing forms a convenient housing forthe plate 33 and the movable parts connected there with. The plate isheld in holding position by means of a rod 36, and a lever 37, to thefree end of which the said rod 36 is connected. The lever 37 ispivotally mounted at 38 on across frame 39 extended between the uprights1%, Li. and is provided with a foot pedal 40 which is extended. forwardbeyond the frame 39 to within convenient reach of the typewriteroperators foot.

hen in the course of operation the typewriter operator desires to shiftthe copy holder to a lowered position. as when the top line of the copyis exposed, this is accomplished by pressing upon the pedal 40, whichaction being transferred through the lever 37 and the connecting rod 36to the plate 33, raises the said plate and with it the detents 32, 3:2.The drum 27 is then rotated by the handle 31 to unwind so much of thecable 24 as will lower the copy holder 8 to the desired position. Thefree end of the plate 33 is guided in its action by a slot 4:1 whichoncompasses the shaft 29. the slot ll being rounded at both ends so thatthe upward reach of the plate 33 is limited as well as the loweredposition of the same, by the ends of the slot impinging on the shaft 29.

hen the plate 33. shaft 29 and the ratchet 28. are in the position shownin Fig. 5 of the drawings. it will be observed thatthe plate 33 cannotassume a lowered position because of the upper end of the slot restingon the shaft. Further it will be seen that any thrust strain istransferred to the plate 33.

Vhen the copy holder 8 is adjusted to the position desireth the operatorreleases the pedal i0 and permits a spiral spring 43 to move the lever37 to draw the plate into its lowered position. wherein the detents 32,32, engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 28. From now on the operationproceeds as above set forth.

The copy matter is held on the copy holder by foot clamps a l. The footclamps it are formed as shown in the drawings in Fig. 6 and are providedwith shanks 45 which are extended through suitable perforations providedin the bottom of the copy holder 8 and are there provided with a spiralspring 46. against the compression of which the foot clamps at areextended from the copy holder 8. The copy holder is provided with a bookrail or rest 47, extended across the front of the copy holder 8 andmountcopy holder is provided. In placing the copy matter in position.the foot clamps tiare withdrawn from the copy holder 8 until the copymatter is rested upon the rail 4?. The clamps it are then released andpermitted to bear against the copy matter with the full strength of thesprings l6. and thus the device maintains firmly in position the copymatter at the lower end thereof.

The upper edge of the copy matter is maintained in position by clampsit". it). which consist of small pad-like members pivotally mounted uponthe vertical extensions of arms 50. 50. These arms are suitably mountedin a holder 51. which is provided with a small shaft extended throughsuitable bearings 53 of a rod 54- adjustably mounted in perforatedbrackets 55. rigidly secured on the back of the copy holder 8. Each ofthe arms 50 is formed from spring wire sufficiently heavy to clamp thecopy matter firmly in position. By means of the feet 4-9, 49. at the topof the copy matter and of the clamps it at the bot tom of the copymatter. both being held rigidly in position. the copy matter held on thecopy holder 8 is retained rigidly in such position.

Fixedly mounted upon the bearing 53 is a crown toothed quadrant In theteeth provided in the quadrant 53 is seated a vertical extension of thespiral. spring 52, upon which the handle 53 is mounted. The opposite endof the spring 52* is bent and inserted in a small slot 52 formed in theend of the shaft 52. it is by connecting the bent portion of spring 53with the slot 321 that the tension of the spring 52" is exerted upon theshaft and the holder 51 and pads 49, 4-9. By means of the handle 52 thepressure upon the pads exerted by the spring 03 may be varied. Thevertical section of the wire constituting the spring 52 forms a detentfor the wire when engaged with the (madrant 53. The engagement of thewire with the quadrant may be rapidly and readily made. hen it isdesired to lift the pads 49. it) away from the copy this is accomplishedby retracting the handle 53 until the wire connected therewith isremoved from the teeth of the quadrant :33, when the shaft may berotated by moving the same handle backward. lifting forward and upwardthe pads 49, 49.

When provided with the copy matter (which in the present drawings isshown as a large book). the copy holder may be raised and lowered bymeans of the mechanism above described. The line reading of the saidcopy matter will be indicated by a ruler 5? which is extended againstthe same. The ruler 57 is shown in Fig. l of the drawings. wherein it isillustlated as being constructed from two half sections joined l: ayielding other by means of a wing bolt 61, suitably t mounted upon theother section, the wing bolt 61 being mounted in a slot (32 formed inthe said plate 59. The slot 62 is struck from the center of the pivot60. hen the sections are bent to the form of the book, the wing bolt 61is screwed rigidly in position,

clamping firmly the plate 59 which holds the sections of the ruler 57 inthe set position. The ruler 57 is provided with side extensions (33,(S4. The extension 63 is suitably slotted while the extension (34 isprovided with a wing bolt or screw clamp of any desired descriptionadapted to clamp the two together. In this manner the horizontalextensions of the ruler 57 are suitably vertically adjusted on the copymatter. The extensions 64 are pivotally mounted at 65, 65,

on the table 7 upon which the typewriter machine is mounted. The ruler57 remains in stationary position while the copy matter is moved upward,thereby exposing the succeeding line but not having changed the line ofvision of the typewriter operator. This operation proceeds, successivelyexposing line after line of the copy matter until the bottom line of thesaid copy matter is raised above the ruler 57. In this position it isdesired to either remove the book containing the copy matter or to turnthe succeeding leaf thereof. This is done while the book is in theraised position, for in such position the bottom of the leaf is abovethe typewriter machine. The ruler 57 is now rotated upon the pivots 65,65, away from the pages of the copy matter, and the arms 50, 50 areraised from engagement with the top of the book by sliding the bracket54 upward in its bracket holder 55, until the feet 49, 49, clear the topof the page. The feet 44 at the bottom of the page are then withdrawnsufficiently to release a page of the book, and the same is turned. Thefeet 44, 44, and the feet 49, 49, are then adjusted upon the copymatter, the new pages being exposed. The operator now grasps the handle31 and depresses the pedal 40 to throw the detents 32, 32 out ofengagement with the ratchet 28. The shaft 29 and the drum 27 are nowrotated to unwind the cable 24 to lower the copy holder 8 to a positionwherein the ruler 57 registers with the top line of the said copymatter. The foot of the operator is then employed to release the pedal47, permitting the spiral spring 43 to return the lever 37 and rod 36and plate 33 to a position wherein the detents 32, 32, engage the teethof the ratchet 28. All the parts are now in posi tion again to resumethe operation of copying from the copy matter as above described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members having a crossbracing frame; a copy support-ing frame vertically movably mountedthereon; a horizontally extended shelf mounted on said guide members; adrum rotatively mounted in said cross bracing frame; flexible hoistingconnections attached to said frame and adapted to be wound upon saiddrum and guidably mounted in rolling devices on said guide members; awinding device for said drum extended in suitable bearings to near theforward edge of said shelf; and a foot operated mechanism for releasingthe said drum.

2. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members having a crossbrace framing; a copy supporting frame vertically movably mountedthereon; a horizontally extended shelf mounted upon said guide members;a drum 'rotatively mounted in said cross brace framing and having anextended shaft and crank handle supported in bearings depended from theunder side of said shelf and located near the forward end of said shelf;a foot actuated releasing device for said drum; flexible hoistingconnections fixedly secured to said frame and adapted to be wound uponsaid drum; supporting pulleys for said hoisting connections mounted inthe said cross brace framing; counter-balancing weights; and flexibleconnections mounted in rolling devices on said guide members and crossbrace framing and fixedly attached to said counterbalancing weights andcopy supporting frame. 7

3. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members having suitablecross brace framing; a copy supporting frame vertically movably mountedupon said guide members; a horizontally extended shelf mounted upon saidguide members; a raising and lowering mechanism for said copy supportingframe embodying a rotary member engaged with said frame to raise thesame when said member is rotated; a shaft for said rotary member havinga crank handle located near the forward edge of said horizontallyextended shelf; and a guide member hingedly mounted upon said shelf andadapted to rest against the front of said copy supporting frame or copymatter when carried thereby.

4. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members having suitablecross brace framing; a copy supporting frame vertically movably mountedupon said guide members; a horizontally extended shelf mounted upon saidguide members; a raising and lowering mechanism for said copy supportingframe embodying a rotary member engaged with said frame to raise thesame when said member is rotated; a shaftfor said rotary member having acrank handle located near the forward edge of said horizontally extendedshelf; and a guide member having a horizontal arm to extend across thesurface of the said frame and provided with extensible and adjustableside arms whereby the said horizontal arm may be raised or lowered onthe said frame, said side arms being pivotally mounted upon the saidshelf in such manner that the hori zontal arm falls by its own weightagainst the said frame or copy.

5. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members having suitablecross brace framing; a copy supporting frame vertically movably mountedupon said guide members; a horizontally extended shelf mounted upon saidguide members; a raising and lowering mechanism for said copy supportingframe embodying a rotary member engaged with said frame to raise thesame when said member is rotated; a shaft for said rotary member havinga crank handle located near the forward edge of said horizontallyextended shelf; a guide member having side arms extensible andadjustable and piYota-lly secured to the said shelf, said side armsbeing joined by a horizontal arm and hingedly connected at the centerthereof; and securing means for the said side arms and the saidhorizontal arm for locking the same in the adjusted positions.

('3. A typewriter stand, comprising upright guide members havingsuitable cross bracing; a horizontally extended shelf supported uponsaid cross bracing and separated therefrom to leave a space between; acopy supporting frame vertically movably mounted upon said guide membersto extend within the space between the said guide members and saidshelf; manually operated means for raising and lowering said frame onsaid guide members, said means embodying a rotary member having a shaftand crank shaft extended to near the forward edge of said shelf; and aguide member for reading said copy embodying a horizontal arm andextensible side arms pivotally mounted upon said shelf to fall againstsaid frame or copy held thereon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES EDVIN GOULDING.

\Vitnesses FREDERICK RUssnLL,

A. HEITER.

